Tasmania suffered an early blow in their second innings against South Australia in the Sheffield Shield match at Adelaide Oval.

Tasmania’s second-dig response got off to awful start when Mark Cosgrove departed for two after being rattled on the pads by an in-swinging delivery from Chadd Sayers (1-6).

It left the Tigers at 1-9 at tea on day three, trailing by 97 runs with Jordan Silk six not out and Ed Cowan on one after Tasmania bowled out the Redbacks for 397 just before the afternoon break.

SA’s tail-end piled on 206 runs in barely two sessions on day three after skipper Johan Botha (65) and wicketkeeper Tim Ludeman (68) belted half-centuries.

Fast bowler Kane Richardson was also in a fiery mood thumping 49 runs from just 29 balls including six boundaries and two monstrous sixes.

Power hitting and quick runs were on the agenda for the home side after acquiring the lead moments following lunch with Richardson instantly unloading on the visitors with a barrage of boundaries.

Tasmania left-arm spin duo Xavier Doherty (5-96) and Clive Rose (2-76) felt the brunt of Richardson’s gung-ho use of the willow with the pair haemorrhaging five fours and a six in a three-over window.

Not even Ben Hilfenhaus (0-77) could not prevent the rampaging Richardson from finding the boundary rope.

Richardson again went deep over mid-wicket for a six before Doherty brought an end to the entertaining knock.

Ludeman walloped Hilfenhaus with a six to post his seventh first-class 50 while Adam Zampa crunched three quick boundaries before being bowled by Doherty for 14.

Doherty would cop further abuse from Ludeman who slogged the one-day international for another six, but the Tasmanian had the last laugh the very next ball when he trapped the gloveman for lbw to secure a five-wicket haul.